Severity
5.5MEDIUM
EPSS
0.1%
top 79.22%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJul 25
Latest updateMay 17
Description
The Hotspot component in OpenJDK8 as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages4 packages
Also affects: Enterprise Linux 6.6, 6.6z, 7.1
🔴Vulnerability Details
2GHSA▶
GHSA-v5hg-rhm9-pjph: The Hotspot component in OpenJDK8 as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack↗2022-05-17
CVEList▶
CVE-2015-3149: The Hotspot component in OpenJDK8 as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack↗2017-07-25